persistance
/per-sis-STANCE/ · noun
Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action since 2005 in spite of difficulty or opposition.
“Persons must have patience and fortitude to complete a hotrod with the perfect stance, but the rewards are there.”
Body Modifications
Designed by Eric Brockmeyer
Built by PAINTHOUSE, led by Randy Borcherding
Initial work by Heath Murray of Murray’s Kustom Rods
PAINTHOUSE-created custom PPG colors - “Pearlot” on the top and “Randy Apple Red 2” on the bottom
Smoothed drip rails, cowl, and running boards
‘47 Lincoln push button door handles
Smoothed and curved inner fender wells and firewall
Covered radiator and core support
Rounded bed corners & door corners
Stake pockets extended
Front of bed smoothed and curved to match smoothed tailgate hidden hinges and tailgate catch
Expanded wheel wells
Single pane windows
Custom aluminum led taillights by Jesse Greening
Electric tilt bed
120+ year old Polynesian teakwood deck by Mitch “The Woodsman” Hatcher
Bed flip up gas filler
Bed wood aluminum rounded strips
New floor boards
Hand-made rear bumper built by Sean Ornduff
Advanced Plating - Chrome plating of bumpers, moldings and other pieces
Interior
Interior work done by Jan Van Kooten at Stitch by Stitch Custom Designs
Carmel colored leather
Hand made chrome moldings made of brass
Vintage Air climate control
Flaming River steering column
Specialty Power Windows and wiper
Custom gauges by Classic Instruments
Custom steering wheel from Evod Industries
Hurst shifter
American Autowire system can be activated by the interior control panel as well as an iPad, iPhone or Apple Watch
Kicker speakers
Phoenix Gold amplifiers
Bluetooth connectivity and control
Drivetrain
GM Performance LSX454 producing 720 horsepower
Trick Flow Gen X heads
Mast Motorsports custom ground cam
Billet Specialties LS valve covers
Stainless Works headers
Magnaflow exhaust system
Performance Design dual carbon fiber intake with twin GM 70mm throttle bodies
Holley Dominator EFI
Eddies Motorsports serpentine drive & hinges
MSD starter
Keisler SS700 5 speed transmission manufactured by Legend Gear & Transmission
Lakewood scatter shield
McLeod dual clutch
Inland Empire Driveline aluminum driveshaft
Currie 9-inch rearend with TrueTrac
Chassis
TCI frame and Mustang II front end
No Limit Engineering 4 bar
Smoothed & powder coated frame
Powder coated suspension parts
Ride Tech Shockwaves and E-level system
Custom aluminum gas tank with Aeromotive fuel pump
Wilwood 12 inch disk brakes (13" four piston")
Rack & pinion steering
Electric power brakes hidden under the dash
Mattson radiator
18 and 20-inch Billet Specialties wheels and Continental tires
Less than 500 miles (new tires just installed replacing old date codes)
Awards
2019 SEMA Battle of the Builders: Truck/Off-Road Category Winner
2019 SEMA Battle of the Builders: Top 4 Finalist Overall (out of 12)
2019 SEMA Battle of the Builders: Top 12 (out of 300)
2019 Goodguys Lone Star Nationals: Truck of the Year Early Finalist
Videos, Articles and Photos
Build Pictures
Box lift video
Gas fill reveal video
Cold start video
Chassis video
Goodguys 27th Summit Racing Lone Star Nationals 2019 Photos
Goodguys Columbus 2019 Photos
2019 SEMA Battle of the Builders Photos
PAINTHOUSE Photo Shoot
Fuel Curve Article
TCI YouTube video at SEMA
TCI Article
TCI 2020 Catalog (cover and top of page 4)
Car Buff Network Article
Goodguys Gazette March 2020
Goodguys Gazette June 2020
Truck Hub Magazine advertisement for PPG
Bowler Transmission Ad
PPG Advertisement
October 2026 | Ready for Its Next Chapter